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Adoption of Modern Varieties of Food Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
In the late 1990s, a global initiative on the impact assessment of crop varietal change estimated that modern varieties (MVs) accounted for about 22% of the growing area of primary food crops across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) (Evenson and Gollin, 2003 ...
CGIAR Standing Panel on Impact Assessment
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Flurochloridone induces responses of free radical reactions and energy metabolism disorders to BRL-3A cell

open access: yesEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022
Flurochloridone (FLC), a wildly used herbicide, could induce hepatotoxicity after long-term exposure to male rat, in addition to its reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent reproductive toxicity.
Liming Xue   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The adoption and impacts of improved parboiling technology for rice value chain upgrading on the livelihood of women rice parboilers in Benin

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
Food insecurity and child malnutrition remain persistent problems in sub-Saharan Africa. Rice is a staple food for more than half of the world’s population.
Aminou Arouna   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fluorescence In Situ Hybridisation Study of Micronuclei in C3A Cells Following Exposure to ELF-Magnetic Fields

open access: yesCaryologia, 2019
Human C3A cells were exposed to extremely low frequency (50 Hz) magnetic fields (ELF-MF’s) up to 500 µT. They were subjected to the micronucleus assay using a Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) technique with an in-house pan-centromere probe.
Luc Verschaeve   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Research progress in per- and polyfluoroalkylsubstances (PFASs) exposure and bone health

open access: yesShanghai yufang yixue, 2023
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a new type of persistent organic pollutants with global attention. They have shown multiple toxic effects due to their persistent accumulation in human body through exposure to environmental media such as ...
XUE Liming   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regulatory Impact Assessment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Regulatory impact assessment (RIA) has spread throughout the globe. It is a systematic and mandatory appraisal of how proposed primary and/or secondary legislation will affect certain categories of stakeholders, economic sectors, and the environment. This article reviews the theoretical underpinnings of this ‘recent interest’ comparing the two sides of
Radaelli, Claudio M.   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Impact of Bean Research in Rwanda and Uganda [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
This Impact Brief (No 46) is based on the study that documents the impacts of improved common bean varieties on field-level yields, costs of production, and household farm incomes among smallholders in Rwanda and Uganda. Effects are also examined so that
CGIAR Standing Panel on Impact Assessment
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Impact Assessment in the CGIAR [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
Interim commentary and working conclusions of a Task Force on Impact Assessment established by the Public Awareness and Resource Mobilization Committee (PARC). This document was prepared following two meetings of the Task Force, as an input to a workshop
CGIAR Task Force on Impact Assessment
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Status of Solar Power Plant Sites Including First Grade Zones on Ecological and Natural Maps in South Korea [PDF]

open access: yesGeo Data
This study collected and analyzed data registered in the Environmental Impact Assessment Information Support System for 1,321 solar power projects, whose environmental impact assessments and small-scale environmental impact assessments were completed in ...
Nanghee Kim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effective demand for climate-smart adaptation: A case of solar technologies for cocoa irrigation in Ghana

open access: yesSustainable Environment, 2023
Given the generally low adoption of early climate change response technologies among tree crop producers in sub-Saharan Africa, stakeholders interested in the commercialization or scaling of such technologies will require empirical evidence of their ...
Kekeli Kofi Gbodji   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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